“We have decided to officially call off the search operation by Wednesday evening. But the final decision will be taken after consultation with the chief minister on Wednesday."
Imphal, July 19 (EMN): Manipur Relief and Disaster Management minister Awangbow Newmai on Tuesday said that the search operations at Noney landslide area
The around three-week-long search operation, launched after the catastrophic landslide at a railway construction site in Manipur s Noney district on June 29-30, which left dead more than 56 people, mostly Territorial Army soldiers, is likely to be called off on Wednesday, a minister said on Tuesday.
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Six of the 79 landslide victims remained missing, as 55 total bodies have been recovered so far from the debris of the massive landslide that occurred at Makhuam in Noney district on the intervening night of June29-30.